Media Advisories

Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for Postsecondary Education, will participate on a panel entitled “Trends and Opportunities in Higher Education” at 10 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, May 11, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. Hosted by U.S.

Assistant Secretary Brenda Dann-Messier will give keynote remarks at the 2011 National Meeting for Adult Education State Directors on Wednesday, May 11 at the Hyatt Crystal City Hotel in Arlington, Va. The three-day conference presents training opportunities for state directors and other state...

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Education Tony Miller will deliver the commencement address to some 500 graduates during Fayetteville State University’s commencement ceremonies at 9 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville, N.C.

The last in a series of National Conversations on English Learner Education will be hosted by senior officials from the U.S. Department of Education on Monday and Tuesday in New York City and Charlotte, N.C. Rosalinda B.

The U.S. Department of Education's Equity and Excellence Commission will host a town hall from 10 a.m.-noon on Saturday, May 7 in Kansas City, Kan. to discuss school resources and how they affect educational opportunity. The...

Eduardo Ochoa, assistant secretary for postsecondary education, will deliver the commencement address at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania on Saturday, May 7, at ceremonies taking place at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Ochoa will discuss how Bloomsburg University has prepared students to be...

The Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell, director of the Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Education, will deliver the baccalaureate address at Wilberforce University’s commencement. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m., on Saturday, May 7, and take place in...